How is maths used in making of buildings?

Answer 1

You need maths to:

• design the building so as to make enough space for all the different activities. Not much point in having a 10 bedroom house with only one toilet! All these activities have to fit into the space available, Furthermore, there are some requirements for "neighbouring" rooms - you do not want to walk from the kitchen to the dinig area through a bedroom.
• The design needs to take account of local climatic conditions eg pitched roof in rainy or snowy areas, positioning of windows to encourage or discourage draughts and for solar gain.
• The electricity, water and so on need to be aranged so that each area is adequately supplied without wastage cabling or pipes.
• Suitable materials have to be selected and in appropriate quantities.
• The building program needs to be planned so that the construction crew are not idle while supplies are awaited.
• Each bit of construction will require accurately measured drawings from which to work.

These are just some of the activities requiring mathematics.